Seconds from tragedy: YouTube livestream shows the last moments of storm chasers who were killed in car crash

Seconds from tragedy: YouTube livestream shows the last moments of storm chasers who were killed in car crash.
  • Kelley Gene Williamson, Randall Delane Yarnall and Corbin Lee Jaeger were killed in a car crash while chasing a tornado in Texas on Tuesday
  • Police say Williamson was driving north with Yarnell when he ran a stop sign and collided with Jaeger, who was driving west
  • Williamson was livestreaming their drive at the time and the video shows them approaching the intersection where the crash occurred
  • However, the video and audio cut out before the crash 

Video shows the final moments of the three storm chasers who were killed in a car crash on Tuesday while tracking a tornado in Texas.  

Victim Kelley Williamson, 57, was livestreaming his drive with Randall Delane Yarnell, 55, yesterday and it was later uploaded to his YouTube[5] account. 

The more than two-hour long video ends with the two Weather Channel presenters approaching the intersection where the crash occurred. 

'Man, it's just raining like a son of a gun,' are among some of Williamson's last words. 

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Video shows the final moments of three storm chasers who died in a car crash in Texas on Tuesday. The above framne shows the car being driven by Kelley Williamson just before it reached the intersection where he failed to stop and hit Corbin Lee Jaeger's car 

Williamson (right) was driving with Randall Delane Yarnell (left) at tthe time. They both had worked for the Weather Channel

Jaeger (pictured) pulled out into the intersection when Williamson's car ran the stop sign and struck his Jeep

Police say Williamson and Yarnell failed to stop on the intersection while heading north and struck fellow storm tracker Corbin Lee Jaege r, 25, as he pulled through the intersection from the east. 

It appears the crash may have impacted the video since the footage freezes at the end but audio continues. However, the crash is not heard.

Williamson wasn't wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash and was ejected from the SUV. 

All three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.   

Authorities said the weather had nothing to do with the crash.  

Williamson wasn't wearing a seatbelt at the time so he was ejected from his Suburban 

All three men were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said weather did not play a factor in their deaths  

The storm c hasers were following a tornado warning for Dickens County when they crashed

The Weather Channel released a statement about the deaths, saying: 'This afternoon we learned that three people died in a car accident in Texas, including two contractors for the Weather Channel, Kelley Williamson and Randy Yarnall.' 

'Kelley and Randy were beloved members of the weather community. We are saddened by this loss and our deepest sympathies go out to the families and loved ones of all involved.' 

The Department of Public Safety is still investigating the incident.  

Corbin Lee Jaeger, 25, was also chasing a tornado in Dickens County on Tuesday when he was killed in the car crash

The Weather Channel released a statement about the deaths, saying: 'This afternoon we learned that three people died in a car accident in Texas, including two contractors for the Weather Channel, Kelley Williamson (right) and Randy Yarnall (left).' 

Thunderstorms and high winds battered Texas overnight into Wednesday leaving almost 200,000 people without power, mostly around the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Homes were damaged and destroyed, trees were blown over and vehicle collisions were reported, according to ABC News[6]

In Oklahoma, a truck driver was killed after strong winds pushed hi s tractor-trailer off the interstate in El Reno, outside Oklahoma City. Forecasters confirmed a 95 mph wind gust in the area when the crash occurred. 

Williamson's Suburban is pictured above after the Tuesday crash  

Police show up to the scene at the remote intersection where the storm chasers crashed 

The Department of Public Safety is still investigating the deadly crash on Farm Road 1081

 

References

  1. ^ Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  2. ^ Kaileen Gaul For Dailymail.com (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  3. ^ e-mail (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  4. ^ 210 View comments (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  5. ^ YouTube (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  6. ^ ABC News (abcnews.go.com)

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